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Hi everyone.

I want to thank you for all of your wonderful information. My 2 month

old Ava hates her DBB, which we just got. We aren't sleeping much, and

I feel like the meanest mommy in the whole wide world. Her feet slip

out of them almost every night, and it is frustrating.

I am still trying to pump for her (nursing didn't work well with her- we

ended up in the hospital for failure to thrive for 6 days when she was

just 2 weeks old). Between pumping, bottling, bracing, stretching, and

trying to assure my 4 year-old that I still love her just the same, I am

drained! It is so nice to hear others are going through similar

situations.

I'm not sure our DBB is set correctly. No one has looked at it and her

feet just seem way too close together. Also, the bar clamps onto the

shoes, and sometimes the shoes fall off the bar. I see there are holes

in the bottom of the shoes, which should probably be utilized right now

(from pics I've seen on the web). I have enjoyed reading about the

Ponseti Method. I guess I have been in denial this whole time since my

family doctor told me from day 1 that she did not have club foot, but

the orthopedic disagreed. I felt stuck in the middle, so I just assumed

it was positioning. (It was obvious something was wrong upon delivery

when everyone in the room got quiet and I asked, " What's wrong with my

baby? " ) But after 4 weeks of casting, and finally looking for support

out here on the web I am now convinced that she definitely has bilateral

clubfoot. Her feet looked just like those in the pictures on many

websites I visited. I can't wait for Monday when we have our next

doctor's visit because I am so much more educated now and I feel

confident to have a list of questions to force him to answer (he doesn't

spend much time talking with his patients).

Thanks so much for all of your help. I better get back to holding her.

That seems to be the only way she is comforted when she has the braces

on. Does nights and naptimes sound like enough to all of you, after

having just finished with casting? From my research, I see 23 hours is

recommended. Hmmm.

So many questions!

Thanks,

Jayme

Independent Sales Director

for the Pampered Chef

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